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  1. headington7

    Iceland Gull ?

    My wife spotted a lone gull,strangely marked in the Oxford suburbs yesterday at 7am. On examining my books,she thinks it was an Iceland gull. If so,from a rubbish-dump or a "real" visitor ? A bit early if so. Any thoughts ? Mervyn.
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    Nightjar in Oxfordshire.

    First week in April,not far from Wytham Wood.Quite ealy in the season to see one ?
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    On a Norfolk beach....

    Bit stumped....flock of birds on the beach in the very quiet part (outside of Great Yarmouth),overlooking the Scrotby Sands wind-farm.(This week). The birds when disturbed all flew together either to another patch of beach or flew together over the sea,just a few yards out and then back to the...
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    Tree ID England.

    New one for me ! The tree seems to have Maple/Sycamore/Plane leaves.However it is "dropping" pipe-cleaner length (8-10cm) yellowish colour strands...lots...on the wood floor.This are fibreous and tough and can be knotted into a long line of them that are very hard to break/untie.They are about...
  5. headington7

    UK Moth.

    Spotted by my neighbour yesterday.Large brown moth (he says not a butterfly),when wings open the back was pillar-box bright red.Any ideas please ?
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    Sound identification help.

    Can I narrow this bird down a bit ?! In Oxford,in a park and hidden in trees/bushes.Chirpy song then a trill.Small bird by the sound. Thanks !
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    Ladybird query.

    Few ladybirds seen on my allotment this season,but in the ten days a number that have gone into chrysalis stage.Is this early or late this year with the very cold Spring ?
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    Plum tree fungus.

    I cannot find specific advice for the following.My son has two plum trees,now in flower.Both have lumps growing (seemingly) as part of the tree but only on the trunk,they are the same colour as the tree and a generally spherical,about half the size of a coconut (or middle-sized cannonball).There...
  9. headington7

    ID Please.

    Feel slightly foolish asking,but...butterfly this week on my allotment in Oxford.Cabbage White size,but very lemon coloured,not white.Too early for the former anyway ? Thanks.
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    BT Protect Plus.Deleting.

    For some reason the BT Protect Plus stopped working.When you double-click on the icon an Information page appears saying that it has cancelled the webpage link.Of course BT have not answered the question ! When I try to delete this Anti Virus,my computer keeps trying to delete the Information...
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    Farmoor

    ;)Can folk fill me in about Farmoor ? Not been before,so is the hide the best place to see birds ? Are there any particular do's or not !? What might be seen there,when (eg ) do Snow Geese sometimes appear ? I know one has to "log-in" at the Warden's office..... Mervyn.
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    Identification help please....

    Can someone help ? In Norfolk (usually in Oxon,).Small dark brown butterfly settling on green plants on allotment,this week-end.Only markings are about three or four small white spots on the top edge of both wings,not in an eye...small solid white spots. Thanks, Mervyn.
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    Vista Addresses/Emails.

    Any advice out there ? Although I have all of my "names" required in my address book,If i "start" the name it does not appear for me to click on unless I have used it recently.Also,I cannot find a function where I can put "all" on and then delete the ones not required. I have sent an email to...
  14. headington7

    Icon query.

    Can anyone suggest what the icon is that has moved itself into the line at the bottom of the screen ? It is an octogan,silver with a red band across the middle,the red band goes "up" to look like "ten to the hour".There is a trace of yellow at the end of this "arm". I do have AVG/Zone...
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    Text Size.

    A strange one ! A few days ago I noticed that when I moved the mouse wheel,the text became either large,then small....now I have altered the font size via Display so that the font is slightly larger,but it only affects the "edge" of the screen,not the Internet sites and Google Home page,that is...
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    Are they young woodpeckers ?

    In Oxford..never seen these two in my garden before.Size of starling but (pronounced) spotted chest.No colour on the head or bach that I could see.Almost a pencil like bill.Bright,black eye.On the nuts ! Thank you, Mervyn.
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    Advice..Idex Tripod.

    I need some advice please.My late father-in-law had a nice,black,lightweight tripod..Idex,in a good carrying-case ((with strap).I do realise this is "small beer",but if I sell it for my mother-in-law,can anyone suggest a ballpark figure ? thanks, Mervyn.
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    Pond Life Query.

    Small pond in the back garden in Oxon.,what is it at the bottom ? When I tried to clean it out in Feb.,the frogs were already in ! Crater type structures on the bottonm,with tiny worms about a couple of cms.,living in them.What on earth have i got Safe ? Mervyn.
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    Frogspawn Vanished.

    We had 14 frogs in a very small pond,some are still there.To-day I noticed all the frogspawn has vanished ! Might it have sunk,or might something have eaten it ? Mervyn.
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    Frog ID.

    In my mini-pond,there is,amongst others,a frog (not toad),that has some large black spots on it's back,not many...a few.It is much larger than the other frogs.It's body is approaching the shape of a cello (!),quite stocky. It was there last Spring,got away before a photo could be taken,no...
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    Email deletion.

    I have received one of this silly emails from somewhere (foreign letters).When I try to send it to delete,whether I am on line or off line,it tries to download from a North American site,with an installation box,sitting behind it. Best way to get rid of it please ? Mervyn. :stuck:
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    Safe Mode Query

    My computer appears to be in safe-mode,everything is larger than it should be,but in full colour...everything appers to work too.All the icons on the right-hand side on the desktop have vanished too ? Any suggestions folks !? Mervyn.
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    Jays...Planning for the Future ?!

    I saw a synopsis of research with Jays,to see if they "plan ahead" (This was in the New Scientist).It seems they were fed six days a week,at the same time.There were various "places" they could keep the food.Once the birds had worked out the pattern,they "saved" food in accessible places for...
  24. headington7

    Woodcock

    To-day (on a quiet track,near a wood in North Oxon.,) I saw my first Woodcock.It was walking quietly around,geat camoflauge ! Is it less usual to see them on the ground ? Thanks, Mervyn.
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    Identity Query.

    This I cannot find in my butterfly book ! The butterfly was spotted on Saturday,in Oxfordshire,on a dandelion flower. A few centimetres across,very small.On each wing bright orange at the top of the wing,about one third of the total amount,no border.Cannot remember the colour in between the...
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